trend
An inclination in a particular directionAn inclination in a particular direction.
» I don't think it's a trend.
Meaning
10 sensesAn inclination in a particular direction.
Her trend is to dump boyfriends when it gets serious.
the upward trend of stock-market prices
Trend, Tendenz, Neigung
тенде́нцияtɛndɛ́ncija, трендtrɛnd, направле́ниеnapravlénije
тенде́нціяtendéncija, на́прямnáprjam, трендtrend
A tendency.
There is a trend, these days, for people in films not to smoke.
a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
A fad or fashion style.
Miniskirts were one of the biggest trends of the 1960s.
Trend
трендtrɛnd, мо́даmóda
трендtrend, мо́даmóda
An innovation, or a development of innovations.
New trends in AI research are resulting in new opportunities.
A general development over distance.
The trend of the boundary goes around the mountains.
general line of orientation
A line drawn on a graph that approximates the trend of a number of disparate points; the shift over time represented by such a curve on a graph.
The lower end of the shank of an anchor, being the same distance on the shank from the throat that the arm measures from the throat to the bill.
The angle made by the line of a vessel's keel and the direction of the anchor cable, when she is swinging at anchor.
(US, slang)Synonym of street takeover
(UK, dated, dialectal, uncountable)Clean wool.
Examples
111 sentencesI don't think it's a trend.
We expect this trend to continue.
I don't think that it's a trend.
She follows all the latest trends in fashion.
ruОна следит за всеми последними веяниями моды.
deSie richtet sich bei der Mode immer nach dem letzten Schrei.
This trend is something that we're currently studying.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English trenden (“to roll about, turn, revolve”), from Old English trendan (“tFrom Middle English trenden (“to roll about, turn, revolve”), from Old English trendan (“to roll about, turn, revolve”), from Proto-West Germanic *trandijan (“to turn, roll, revolve”), apparently derived from a strong verb Proto-West Germanic *trindan. Cognate with Dutch trent (“circumference”). Akin to Old English trinde (“ball”), Old English tryndel (“circle, ring”). More at trindle, trundle.
Compare German trennen (“to separate”).
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plural: trendsSynonyms
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1 lessons- B2Describing graphs and trends — Because the lesson uses it